[maemo-developers] Problems with extras-devel repository on N900 ("No Hash entry in Release file")

[From: Kate Alhola]

ext Anderson Lizardo wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've noticed a problem with extras-devel repository. Its Release file
> is missing the hashes for the indexes files. Compare this (broken)
> Release file:
>
> http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel/dists/fremantle/Release
>
> with the one from extras:
>
> http://repository.maemo.org/extras/dists/fremantle/Release
>
> or even from Diablo extras-devel:
>
> http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel/dists/diablo/Release
>
> Because of this, "apt-get update" is failing to update the
> extras-devel indexes on N900, with the following error:
>
> W: Failed to fetch
> http://repository.maemo.org/extras-devel/dists/fremantle/Release  No
> Hash entry in Release file
> /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.maemo.org_extras-devel_dists_fremantle_Release
> E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old
> ones used instead.
>
> This means that extras-devel packages cannot be currently installed on the N900.
>
> Strangely, this problem only happens on the N900. Scratchbox seems
> happy with the incomplete Release file (probably the apt-get version
> in Scratchbox ignore the error).
>
> Can someone confirm this on N900? If so, I'll open a bug report about it.
>   
I can confirm it. I tried today with several devices. This
bug has some random nature. One hour ago, I was able to get
extras-devel but now I tried again and got same bug.

Kate